How to Choose the Right Abrasives for Sanding & Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets

[Music] So, we're going to be talking about sanding cabinets, refinishing cabinets that are already painted. Sherry, so um people are asking me what abrasives should they use first to sand a painted cabinet door to scratch it and then I'm going to paint it and then like multiple coats. What should I sand with in between coats? >> So, to start with, I would sand with a 220 grit with Filmtech 220 with a interface pad on the 3x4 sander, especially if it's a shaker door. So, we drop in, we don't do any damage, but I would sand it really, really good, then blow it off. And then, uh, with my edges, I would probably go with uh the 180 echodiamond. >> Okay. >> Right. And then in between coats, I recommend very fine cuz I I just want to put that scratch in there for that second the next coat to adhere. Right. >> Right. So, and 320 you can use between each step, each coat. So if you're laying down two two different coats over the paint, you can sand with 320 in both steps. >> So it doesn't have to be very complicated. I can sand with a 220 to begin with and then a 320 in between coats. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And so if I'm if I got to do any hand sanding, an EOD spend econ sponge. So uh Unita does have these new sponges right here that have abrasives on the side. What would I use that for if I'm sanding cabinets and refinishing? >> So I've been testing it a lot. It's great in shaker doors, but I've I've seen some of the beveled edges on the shakers. It'll actually work in there. It'll it'll work on any type of beaded edge also. You can use it, but I like this for this p the insert panel, >> right? So, it doesn't have to be very complicated. I mean, you could just get film tech. Filmte is a plastic abrasive and then a foam abrasive and then if you have to do any hand sanding, echodon. So, we got Ekka Silk, we've got Filmtech, and we've got Eka Diamond. There you have it. I don't know what took so long, but only Unita could do something like this. Check it out. We've got foam abrasives now. Close cell foam abrasives with abrasive on the side for shaker style doors. I'm super stoked. Sherry, tell me about these things. What are these going to do for our audience out there? This is going to change the way we sand shaker doors because pro before we would have to grab a second sponge after sanding the center panel. And a lot of times we would mess up the scratch in the center panel and we wouldn't get a good scratch here on the uh profile. Now we'll get both surfaces sanded and it'll look fantastic. >> This is super cool. So we have a close cell abrasives. We've got diff three different abrasives now in this. So what do we got? >> We've got three different grits. We've got fine, very fine, and super fine. So, we'll be able to touch all three most that would that's the most used. Super fine being for sealer, the very fine, and the fine for primer. >> So, this is a 10 mm close cell. >> Yes. >> So, do you have a 5 mm also? >> No, there's no use for it because of the depth of the the profile on the shaker door. We need to really be above the stay above that profile so our sander doesn't damage it and still be able to catch that inside profile. The other thing that's really interesting about this is that when I was sanding with it with the 10M, we always had a hard time getting in this corner. Yeah. >> This because of the edge and the way it's made manufactured, it really gets up close in that edge >> and in that corner. And we are really good at getting set that corner sanded. >> So, this is pretty cool cuz I've been waiting for this for a long time. And only Unidita once again can do this. So, they've made our 3x4 sander a lot more versatile. as if it's not been versatile enough. So, you got to check this abrasive out. If you got one of these sanders, you got to get this abrasive. Give it a test. If you don't have one of the 3x4 sanders, you need to get one. It's the most most versatile sander you ever use as a painter for cabinet refinishing, uh, c uh, furniture refinishing, and doing interior, exterior trim. So, get it, the 3x4 sander, the echaand 3x4 sander. So, I use Film Techch and one of the reasons why I use Film Tech is it lasts longer and cuts better than any abrasive I've ever used. It's a plastic abrasive. Yo, Sher, can you give our audience here some reasons why they should give Filmtech a try? >> Yes. Uh, I've tested a lot of discs and since I've been with Unita, and one of the reasons I've I promote and sell mostly film tech is because of the four boxes that I checked. Good cut rate, good longevity, good finish, great price. When we're looking at a disc, we want all of that to equate to time saving and money, >> right? So, film techch, it comes in all the different sizes, 5 in, uh, 6 in, and 3x4, >> right? 3 in, 8 in. We can do it in any any dimension. >> Okay. So, that's Filmtech. And then film is a little bit different than Echostorm. Echotorm is a paper abrasive, right? >> So, you got to give Film Tech a try. This is what I use doing all my cabinet refinishing work. It's absolutely amazing.